DENVER (KDVR) — The City of Denver is proposing a measure that would allow bars and other entertainment venues to stay open until 4 a.m. instead of closing down at 2 a.m. The proposal will be introduced to the City Council in June.
The measure, designed to cut red tape and improve safety, updates regulations for the first time in 40 years by eliminating mandatory public license hearings and reducing the number of additional licenses required for entertainment venues from 14 to three.
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Currently, businesses with live or amplified entertainment must obtain one of 14 different types of cabaret and amusement licenses.
“Should there be a need for a license requirement because you have somebody in there throwing darts or going to a movie theater? It’s long overdue, we’re in the 21st century, 26 years in, and we’re still operating with rules and regulations from the last century,” Denver Licensing and Consumer Protection Department spokesperson Eric Escudero told FOX31…